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BlackBerry Bold 9930
9930Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.4 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 286 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is just a bit better than BlackBerry Bold 9930, getting a 57.2 score against 52.4. Although Samsung Captivate is older than BlackBerry Bold 9930, it's construction is a little thinner and just a little bit lighter. Samsung Captivate counts with Android 2.3 operating system, while BlackBerry Bold 9930 comes with BlackBerry 7.1 operating system.
The BlackBerry Bold 9930 has a bit faster processor than Samsung Captivate, and although they both have the same number of cores, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 also has a much better graphics processing unit and 256 MB more RAM memory. BlackBerry Bold 9930 features just a bit better display than Samsung Captivate, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower 480 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Captivate takes much better pictures and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9930. They have a 5 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition. Samsung Captivate has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9930, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Captivate has longer battery lifetime than BlackBerry Bold 9930, because it has a 1500mAh battery size against 1230mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Captivate is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it a great choice.
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